Baylor’s Griffin named as a Heisman finalist

Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III is a finalist for the most prestigious award in college football, the Heisman Trophy.

Griffin is joined by Montee Ball (Wisconsin), Andrew Luck (Stanford), Tyrann Mathieu (LSU) and Trent Richardson (Alabama) as finalists for the 77th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Award that will be presented Saturday in New York.

Griffin III, who will lead Baylor against Washington in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29, is now a finalist for the Heisman, Manning, Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien, as well as the Wuerffel Trophy.